Coventry City 4 Burnley 0
Clarets get the Sky Blue blues
The statistics said...
We lost 4-0 to Coventry at Highfield Road. The Clarets were 3-0 down by half time, after goals from Julian Joachim (10) and Gary McSheffrey (33, 39).
Poor defending could have been blamed for the first two goals. The third was a penalty, referee Anthony Bates deciding that Brian Jensen had brought down Joachim when one-on-one with him. (Strangely, The Beast was shown only a yellow card - perhaps a bit of a refereeing 'fudge', indicating that Mr Bates wasn't entirely certain what had happened?)
So, it was effectively all over by half time. The Clarets were unable to 'do a Man City', and indeed the only goal in the second half was a Coventry one, Mo Konjic heading home in the 78th minute.
We're now 21st in the table, one place above relegation. Things are looking grim.
Our survey said...
Woody:
We stank! If we play like that for the rest of the season, we'll be relegated - and those people who've taken the past four years for granted will be visiting places like Doncaster, Rushden, and Colchester.
I thought that the defence melted away at the first sign of any pressure, and I expect better from experienced professionals like West, May and 'fat boy Jensen'.
If this is what a week in the sun does, then get them sat on Pendle Hill in the rain tomorrow.
Dermot:
The worst game I have seen this season. Allowing for injuries and suspensions doesn't allow for lack of effort. On this sort of form we could be relegated. I hope we show some character next week.
Lee F:
Ternent should / has to go. He makes the wrong choices - as he has for the past year. Why not get a left back on loan? And when do we get to go to Spain?
Julian:
Shit, shit and more shit. As bad as Paddy farting!
Paul:
Twiggy has more shape than Burnley.
Jane:
We need a squad! Is our skill sunbathing in Spain? What a washout.
Lee W:
In a word: shite!
Fell-Walking Pete:
Quel tas de merde!
Editor's note: translates as "What a pile of shit". Hey, maybe we could do multilingual vox pops... OK, maybe not.
Pic of the day: time to start worrying
The R-word is looming large in most Clarets' minds. For safety, we probably need another four wins (at least). Of course, where we end up will also depend on the results of the teams around us. To keep it simple, though, we've created a basic Worry Table for the final ten games of the season. (Think of it as the tabular equivalent of worry beads.)
Simply fill in how many points you think we'll get for each fixture (away games are in blue and home games in claret). Remember: fifty points will probably see us safe. Then total them up. Then scream in horror, and desperately re-work it to find those 'missing' points. Hey, you could even print it off and take it with you to the games, just to see how accurate you were...
As with all articles on the site, the views expressed in the vox pop section are those of the individual contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Burnley FC London Supporters' Club.
